Paul Jenkin
TVWBB Member
Hello all, I'm working on my 3rd smoke. 6.5 pound butt. I put it on at 12 midnight ET. The first two cooks I found my self adjusting the vents for hours on end trying to hit that perfect temp. Tonight however I must have hit it spot on. At about 195 i took the vents from 100 to 50. As the temp slowly rose I closed to about 25% at 220. The temp continued to rise to 229 and then settled at 225. Over the past 4 hours the temp has stayed between 222-229 and I couldnt be happier. I had thought about basting, as I didnt on my previous 2 but if this temp is steady I really dont want to open the lid. I'm glad my temp is finally stabilized, I guess on my first 2 smokes I was messing with the vents way to much. The temp constantly went from 220-245 and I had to continue to adjust them.
Paul J.
Paul J.